2021
Safety of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain as a protective strategy during descending and thoracoabdominal open aortic repair
Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Safety of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain as a protective strategy during descending and thoracoabdominal open aortic repair. JTCVS Techniques 2021, 6: 1-8. PMID: 34318127, PMCID: PMC8300913, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluid drainsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsOpen aortic repairAortic repairAortic aneurysmFluid drainsPersistent CSF leakageMean hospital lengthMean patient ageLate clinical resultsThoracic aortic aneurysmLong-term survivalHospital mortalityPostoperative paraplegiaHospital lengthPermanent paraplegiaPatient ageCutaneous fistulaOpen repairTransient paresisSurgical managementIntracranial hemorrhageClinical resultsLumbar pressureIntracranial pressure
2018
Antithrombotic Therapy after Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: A Therapeutic Morass
Gryaznov AA, Saeyeldin A, Abdelbaky M, Zafar MA, Tanweer M, Imran M, Papanikolaou D, Erben Y, Zefirova J, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Antithrombotic Therapy after Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement: A Therapeutic Morass. Cardiology 2018, 140: 213-221. PMID: 30138919, DOI: 10.1159/000490924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAortic valve replacementValve replacementAortic stenosisSurgical aortic valve replacementBioprosthetic aortic valve replacementCommon valvular disorderImpact of anticoagulationSymptomatic aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsValvular heart diseaseCommon pathologic conditionsAntithrombotic therapyMultiple comorbiditiesPerioperative complicationsRemote complicationsSurgical managementEndovascular interventionHeart diseaseValvular disordersBiological valvesLower riskEuropean guidelinesPathologic conditionsComplicationsStenosis